The dollar has been the currency of Canada since 1858. A number of central banks keep Canadian dollars as a reserve currency. It's known locally as a buck or a loonie, with the two-dollar coin known as a toonie.

In different parts of India, the currency is known as the rupee, roopayi, rupaye, rubai or one of the other terms derived from the Sanskrit rupyakam. The most commonly used symbols for the rupee are ₹, Rs and Rp.